The Charming Ex-Wife

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A thought flickered in Josiah’s mind before his gaze subtly shifted back to Lysander. She was leisurely perusing the menu in front of her, seemingly oblivious to his words.

Clearly, she had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Immediately, Josiah straightened up and corrected, “In the future at the company, you should address her as Ms. Thorne.”

Only then did Lysander stop flipping through the menu, taking over the conversation. “You all are older than me and are my seniors. In the company, you may address me as ‘Ms. Thorne‘ due to my position, but outside of work, you can simply call me by my name, Lysander.”

Upon hearing that, all four guests shared an unspoken amusement and laughed.

So,

you

didn’t catch what was said just now, but you heard this one clearly?

But seeing Josiah’s behavior today, no one dared to address Lysander by her name directly.

“Understood, Ms. Thorne, please forgive us. We were a bit too quick to speak out of turn. However, addressing you by your first name seems rather disrespectful. We should stick to calling you Ms. Thorne.”

“That’s right. We’ll change how we address you when the time comes, if necessary.”

Lysander’s expression remained unchanged, she still appeared calm and composed. However, her tone abruptly turned cold as she softly interrupted, “No need to correct yourself. Let’s leave it at that.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into a silence so deep it was unnerving.

All four pairs of eyes were simultaneously drawn to Josiah, worried that their attempts to flatter him had backfired disastrously.

Could it be that the woman who managed to have such sway over Josiah wasn’t even going to be the future. Mrs. Guerra? Their curiosity about Lysander’s background was insatiable, yet they didn’t dare to ask outright.

With an especially exasperated expression, Josiah reluctantly said, “Fine, just do as Ms. Thorne suggests.”

Upon hearing this, the four of them promptly adjusted their manner of addressing Lysander.

“Ms. Thorne, perhaps I didn’t make myself clear. We all pretty much know that you’re the only daughter of Mr. Thorne, so the company will surely be yours in the future. We’re calling you Ms. Thorne now, but who knows what changes might occur in the future. Wouldn’t you agree?”

“Exactly, that’s what we meant…”

apologizing profusely while simultaneously studying Lysander’s reactions, terrified that she might

truth. They weren’t really trying to please her. Clearly, they were afraid

it when

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subtly moving past the matter at hand.

Finished:

there might be more to the story between Josiah and her. Quickly, they changed the subject,

lazy Susan so the menu was in front of Lysander. “See if there’s anything you’d like to eat.”

didn’t take it, saying. “Let the guests

so. They collectively waved their hands and said, “We will follow the host’s lead. Ms. Thome, feel free to

and least experienced here, so let me take the lead in ordering. Do any of you have any dietary restrictions?”

eat everything!”

held the menu, remaining silent for

how intimidating had Josiah been in the past for these individuals, who were

the menu from her. He flagged down a waiter and pointed out a few dishes for them to note down.

nodded. “Understood, sir. However, with six of you here, ordering only four dishes…. may not

others. “Recently, Lysander has been following a diet plan prepared by a nutritionist, so I ordered for

ones took the menu over and said,

visit Thorne Constructions and Energies every day in the future, so I’ll have to trouble you

Rest assured, Mr. Guerra.”

newcomer in this industry, and mistakes are inevitable. Please help guide her. She’s not the type

“All right.”

in the future. Lysander is

not fond of gossiping about relationships or disputes. Rest assured, we won’t spread

his expression softening considerably. “Go ahead and order.”

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the few light and nutritious dishes Josiah had ordered, the rest of the group also ordered some of the

preferences or dislikes this previously unmet Ms. Thorne might

legitimate excuse if anything went wrong,

dishes were served quickly.

brain, Lysander was genuinely a bit

individuals were rather

the art of timing and assessing the situation. They didn’t bring up anything that shouldn’t be mentioned; instead, they

listened intently, which significantly